Example sentences of "not expect [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ The bad is that we can not expect sharp short term demand recovery , certainly not recovery pulled through by exports ’ , he explained . |
| 32 | With so many airlines strapped for cash and with costs increasing , passengers should not expect many more fare-wars . |
| 33 | Even so we do not expect such spells to lead to permanent changes in our lifestyle . |
| 34 | But one should not expect such economic movements to determine the details of changing musical practice in any mechanical way . |
| 35 | Do not expect such a dramatic improvement on all of your reports but they will all benefit from a modest improvement . |
| 36 | Another implication of ( 16 ) , or ( 15 ) , is that , apart from questioning the adjective , the language would also provide a means to question the noun phrase alone while " leaving behind " the predicate qualifier ( even though one might not expect such questions to be particularly common in practice ) , and in fact such questions are perfectly grammatical : ( 21 ) who(m) did he paint seated ? what did he send registered ? |
| 37 | In ( 2 ) , for instance , the idea of unmanly seems to correspond to what caused the person represented as the support of the infinitive to perform the action of treating a woman badly , and the sentence suggests that the speaker did not expect such unmanly behaviour from the person he is addressing . |
| 38 | I did not expect such kindness … |
| 39 | He added that he did not expect such an acceptable method of slaughter to evolve in the near future . |
| 40 | The West should not expect outstanding interest to be paid off before 1993 . |
| 41 | But do not expect American protectionists to give up : next year , as domestic demand revives , the deficit will surely widen again . |
| 42 | We can not expect judicial interpretation to unravel the judicial knots … ’ |
| 43 | You can not expect public support if you do not have the support of your own ministers . |
| 44 | He did not expect domestic coal supplies to be insulated from world price trends — especially as government grants to the National Coal Board will have to rise over the next few years . |
| 45 | I did not expect another career , since I felt that I had already had one , but in the event I found not only that , but a fascinating path through life that my original naval calling could not possibly have produced . |
| 46 | But you can not expect another to carry out a task if he or she is constantly being observed by someone else . |
| 47 | We must consequently not expect Greek callers at Palestinian ports to go up to Jerusalem for the pleasure of observing Jewish festivals . |
| 48 | When Qaddafi abolished the state he did not expect Libyan society to collapse into fragments . |
| 49 | Independently , she and the other directors do not expect potential clients to start making firm decisions before the end of the year . |
| 50 | Deutsche Bank Research says it does not expect northern EC members to revalue or devalue their currencies before the introduction of the single European currency . |
| 51 | Although they appear to have stabilised , we do not expect those markets to settle down until Spring next year particularly with the impact of a weak dollar . |
| 52 | Do not expect these wines to taste like champagne . |
| 53 | If , however , you are cynical enough to believe that the shelf-life of a tax efficient investment is inversely proportional to the number of national press articles highlighting its advantages , then you will not expect these rules to remain as generous as this forever . |
| 54 | I would not expect these decisions to be uniform across the country because of different local circumstances and the likelihood of different clinical views on the efficacy of particular treatment . |
| 55 | A downturn is expected in 1993 since activity is anticipated to be lower as the company does not expect these contracts to be repeated . |
| 56 | However , they do not expect any radical revision to emerge in the run-up to legislation . |
| 57 | Analysts do not expect any move for Ferranti until the radar contract is awarded , though one possible bidder — British Aerospace — has already ruled itself out . |
| 58 | Analysts do not expect any move for Ferranti until the radar contract is awarded , though one possible bidder — British Aerospace — has already ruled itself out . |
| 59 | ( Mar 21-Apr 20 ) The situation in the heavens is rather complex , if not explosive , at the moment and you really can not expect any favours to come your way either at home or on the work front . |
| 60 | We do not expect any component buying problem to be encountered by constructors of the Vehicle Watchdog . |